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Echoes of empire: On Itaparica, where Dutch ambition met Machiavellian brutality

Echoes of empire: On Itaparica, where Dutch ambition met Machiavellian brutality

Update: 2025-06-17
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Vera Cruz Brazil Standing on Itaparica Island today, with the sea breeze brushing past the ramparts of the old fort of São Lourenço, it’s easy to be lulled by the slow rhythms of Bahia. But beneath these waters and stones lies a deeper, darker current; one that stretches back to a fleeting empire built on commerce, ambition, and blood.
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Echoes of empire: On Itaparica, where Dutch ambition met Machiavellian brutality

Echoes of empire: On Itaparica, where Dutch ambition met Machiavellian brutality

Babak Fakhamzadeh